. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . THE CITY BRIDGE The Hamilton city bridge connectingMain Street with High Street was washedout, and there was no means of crossingthe river except by boats and a smallpontoon bridge, when W. L. Tobey,. TRESTLE OF CITY BRIDGE editor of the Republican News, wired toour president, Mr. Willard, asking if itwould be possible for the C. H. & D. tobuild a bridge for the city and county,after they had finished the railroad Willard very kindly told them thathe would turn over the equipment andmen to do this work at cost. There was a great deal of rejo
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . THE CITY BRIDGE The Hamilton city bridge connectingMain Street with High Street was washedout, and there was no means of crossingthe river except by boats and a smallpontoon bridge, when W. L. Tobey,. TRESTLE OF CITY BRIDGE editor of the Republican News, wired toour president, Mr. Willard, asking if itwould be possible for the C. H. & D. tobuild a bridge for the city and county,after they had finished the railroad Willard very kindly told them thathe would turn over the equipment andmen to do this work at cost. There was a great deal of rejoicing inHamilton. Several editorials appeared,praising Mr. Willard in particular and the C. H. & D. and the B. & O. for theirhelp in this matter. There is no doubtthat the road will sustain hereafter acloser relation than ever before to thebusiness interests and to all the peopleof Hamilton and vicinity. The bridge, shown in the accompany-ing pictures, is 500 feet long and 25 feetwide on top. Work on it was startedApril 28th and finished on May 9th. An editorial in the Hamilton paperstated that The people at Hamiltonlet the work of building the city bridgeto the C. H. & D. and it is completedand they are using it. The
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